VAR

Returns the estimated variance for a sample of data

Syntax

VAR(number1, [number_n])

Arguments

Argument Description Required
number1 The first number or reference corresponding to a sample of a population Required
number_n Additional numbers or references to include in the sample Optional

Examples

Sample variance of test scores

=VAR(A1:A5)

Result ⇒29.8
A
1 85
2 90
3 78
4 92
5 88

Variance of individual values

=VAR(10, 20, 30, 40, 50)

Result ⇒250

Sample variance of measurements

=VAR(A1:A5)

Result ⇒0.05
A
1 2.1
2 2.3
3 1.9
4 2.5
5 2.2

Related Functions

Other Statistical functions:

  • AVEDEV - Returns the average of the absolute deviations of data points from their mean
  • AVERAGE - Returns the average of given arguments. Text is ignored.
  • CORREL - Returns the correlation coefficient between two data sets
  • COUNT - Returns the count of numeric values in a dataset.
  • COUNTA - Returns the count of values in a list of arguments including text, logical values, error values, and empty text.
  • COUNTIF - Returns the count of cells that meet a specified criteria
  • COUNTIFS - Returns the count of criteria_ranges based on the given criterions.
  • FORECAST - Calculates, or predicts, a future value by using existing values
  • LARGE - Returns the k-th largest value in a data set
  • MAX - Returns the largest number from the provided arguments
  • MEDIAN - Returns the median of the given numbers
  • MIN - Returns the smallest number from the provided arguments
  • MINIFS - Returns the minimum value from a range that meets multiple criteria.
  • MODE - Returns the most frequently occurring value in a data set
  • PERCENTILE - Returns the k-th percentile of values in a range
  • PERCENTRANK - Returns the rank of a value in a dataset as a percentage (0 to 1) of the dataset
  • RANK - Returns the rank of a number from the list of other numeric values
  • SMALL - Returns the k-th smallest value in a data set
  • STDEV - Returns the estimated standard deviation based on a sample
  • STDEVP - Calculates standard deviation based on the entire population
  • SUMIF - Returns the sum of a range depending on criteria
  • SUMPRODUCT - Returns the sum of products for a list of arguments
  • VARP - Calculates variance based on the entire population